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Nine metre wall of ice destroys homes in Canada

By Ceri Roberts, May 12, 2013

Residents of Ochre Beach in Manitoba, Canada are facing a huge clear-up operation after their homes were destroyed by a nine-metre high wall of ice that swept in from nearby Dauphin Lake on Friday...
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Which is the most intelligent city in the world?

By AOL Travel, Apr 05, 2013

If you're not just a fly-and-flop traveller, and are interested in a city's 'smarter' side, you might be interested to know where to find the cities with the cleverest people in the world. A...
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Polar bears face extinction as they are denied protected status

By Ceri Roberts, Mar 10, 2013

Polar bears may face extinction as officials at the Convention of Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES) summit have refused to give them the same protected status as tigers, giant pandas and...
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Video: 'Hero' helicopter pilot saves deer and fawn stuck on frozen ice

By AOL Travel, Feb 28, 2013

A helicopter pilot is being praised after he came to the rescue of a deer and her fawn who were stuck on frozen ice - by blowing them to safety with the chopper's rotor blades. The exhausted deer...
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Ten hotels made from weird things

By Roshina Jowaheer, Feb 05, 2013

Hotels made from salt, concrete pipes and trams? You won't find a place more unusual than these to spend the night... Ten hotels made from weird things ICEHOTEL, Sweden<p> If...
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Wish you were here? Quebec's Ice Hotel opens

By AOL Travel, Jan 30, 2013

These pics of Quebec's newly opened ice hotel have (almost) made us stop wishing that winter was over. OK, so we admit that we've had enough of the sludge and frost in the UK - but they know...
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Video: 18-month-old snowboarder wows on the slopes

By Ruth Doherty, Jan 01, 2013

An 18-month-old's snowboarding skills are so impressive, a video of him "shredding" down the slopes has gone viral. Little Nevek, from Quebec, Canada, looks super-cute in his snow suit, goggles...
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Hotel review: One King West, Toronto

By Dave Leonard, Dec 19, 2012

If you're hoping to get a real sense of Toronto's atmosphere and history, a stay at the One King West will tick all the right boxes. Here's why... What's to love? Amazing...
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